Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding spring field reports, May 26, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Study and teaching Parulidae | Warblers
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Included with the letter is a list of birds sighted by Jim Dinsmore and others in areas mainly around central Iowa. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1981.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Smith's Longspur Eurasian Wigeon Brown Pelican
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Little Wall Lake Ames Boone Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area Hendrickson Marsh Lake Nevada Ruthven
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent regarding birds sighted by himself and others, November 19, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Bibliography
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Jim Dinsmore letter to Thomas Kent. Jim Dinsmore provides a summary of birds, locations and dates that he and others have sighted, and includes a citation for a bibliography he mentioned. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of Fall 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Rough-legged Hawk Least Bittern Little Blue Heron Ring-billed Gull Horned Grebe Eastern Bluebird Snow Bunting Short-eared Owl Brant Western Grebe Cattle Egret Barn Swallow
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Little Wall Lake Clear Lake Rathbun Lake Story County DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Goose Lake Onawa Lucas Kelley Colyn Wildlife Management Area
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Jeri McMahon letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings while visiting Iowa, May 25, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1983-05-25
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Letter from Jeri McMahon of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings while visiting Iowa, May 25, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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McMahon, Jeri
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Blue-headed Vireo Yellow-throated Warbler Ovenbird Yellow-throated Vireo Northern Waterthrush Black Tern
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Marble Rock Clarksville Greene Camp Comfort
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow specimens, October 8, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-08
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1934. Peters tells DuMont that the Sparrow specimens will be returned to him in a few days and that they will all be identified with labels. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3555/view
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Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens Families
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3552/view This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3554/view
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DuMont, Janetta A. Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 4, 1986
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather
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1986-07-04
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding his willingness to compile a weather report for summer 1986. The letter also mentions some recent birding trips he has taken. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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James P. Sandrock letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding a weather report, July 31, 1986
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Correspondence Field notes Reports
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Weather
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1986-07-31
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Letter from James P. Sandrock to James J. Dinsmore regarding his weather report for June and July 1986. The attached weather report notes above average temperatures and precipitation in June, his sighting of a Black-headed Grosbeak and his recent birding trips. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1986.
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Sandrock, James P., 1929-
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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Iowa Lacey-Keosauqua State Park
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James L. Hansen letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings and accompanying field notes, June 1, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes Forms (documents) Reports
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Bird kills Bird watching Birds--Counting Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers Water birds Weather
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1983-06-01
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N/A
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Letter with accompanying field notes from James L. Hansen to Thomas H. Kent regarding spring bird sightings in north central Iowa, June 1, 1983. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of spring 1983.
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Hansen, James L.
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Least Bittern Double-crested Cormorant Horned Grebe Blue-winged Teal American White Pelican Western Kingbird Cattle Egret Le Conte's Sparrow Forster's Tern Wood Duck Common Snipe Northern Saw-whet Owl Golden-crowned Kinglet Tundra Swan
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Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area Clear Lake Elm Lake Thornton Ventura McIntosh Woods State Park Ventura Marsh Wildlife Management Area
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James L. Fuller letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Black-and-white Warbler sighting, July 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1981-07-28
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Letter from James L. Fuller to Thomas H. Kent regarding a Black-and-white Warbler sighting in his backyard, July 28, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Fuller, James L
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Black-and-white Warbler
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Iowa City
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding submitting records for American birds, December 2, 1975
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1975-12-02
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Vernon M. Kleen regarding how to submit records for American birds, December 2, 1975. For the fall migration report, one of his students found a dying Bobolink north of Zearing on November 25, very late in the season. He expected to have future reports from his ornithology students at Iowa State University, Department of Animal Ecology. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Quarterly field report of fall 1975.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bobolink
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Zearing
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 27, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Birdsongs Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-05-27
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 27, 1980 with observers John C. Robinson, David A. Newhouse, Hank and Linda Zaletel and students. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Red-shouldered Hawk Least Bittern Horned Grebe Yellow-throated Warbler Red-breasted Merganser Cattle Egret Scarlet Tanager Red-breasted Nuthatch Cape May Warbler Tundra Swan Sandhill Crane
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Ames Boone Hendrickson Marsh Lake Ledges State Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, February 4, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology
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1980-02-04
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by James J. Dinsmore in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, February 4, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Snowy Owl Canada Goose American Goldfinch
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Ruthven Mini Wakan State Park
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn with additional summer field note information, August 17, 1988
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Correspondence Field notes
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1988-08-17
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James J. Dinsmore letter to Bruce G. Peterjohn responding to a request for additional field note information including a Bald Eagle nest location. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of summer 1988. This letter is a reply to https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/4243/view.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Bald Eagle
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Fremont County Iowa Sioux City
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James Dinsmore letter to Oscar Allert regarding mounted bird specimens, September 1, 1978
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1978-09-01
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N/A
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Letter from James Dinsmore to Oscar Allert dated September 1, 1978. Dinsmore tells Allert, who had donated many bird specimens, about the bird mounts kept in the Iowa State University vertebrate museum.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Ames
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings, February 3, 1983
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird banding Bird watching Birds--Nests Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1983-02-03
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Letter from J. Donald Gillaspey to Thomas H. Kent regarding winter bird sightings February 3, 1983. Also included is a request from Gillaspey for more information on the nests and nesting habits of the King Rail. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of winter 1982-1983.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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American Kestrel Lapland Longspur Horned Lark King Rail
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Lamoni
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J. Donald Gillaspey letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, February 28, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Bombycillidae | Waxwings
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1980-02-28
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Field notes contributed by J. Donald Gillaspey in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, February 28, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Gillaspey, J. Donald
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Loggerhead Shrike Horned Lark
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Lamoni Nine Eagles State Park
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Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting, May 28, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Rare birds
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1981-05-28
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Letter from Irene Van Nieuwenhuyse to Peter C. Petersen regarding a Ringed Turtle-Dove sighting in her backyard, May 28, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Van Nieuwenhuyse, Irene
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Ringed Turtle-Dove
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Clinton
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, winter 1967-1968
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1967-12-01
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1968-02-28
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Quarterly field report for the winter of 1967-1968 titled "AFN notes Iowa." It was published in Iowa bird life 38:16-18, 1968. The report is a draft with manual annotations. It Included Robert W. Guth letter to Peter C. Peterson regarding winter 1967-1968 bird sightings near Eureka and Peoria, Illinois, sent on March 11, 1968.
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Guth, Robert Wayne, 1950- Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Quarterly field report, fall 1967
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology
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1967-11-30
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Quarterly field report for fall 1967 titled "Field reports" and supporting documentation. It is published in Iowa Bird Life 37:97-100, 1967. The report is a draft with manual annotations. The supporting documentation includes a Woodward H. Brown letter to Peter C. Petersen regarding Snow Bunting sightings, December 14, 1967 and Mr. Brown's Audubon field notes, fall 1967.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Brown, Woodward H.
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Snow Bunting
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union letters to members regarding activities of the organization
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Congresses and conventions Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithologists
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1930-12-09
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Collection of letters dated from February 12, 1923 to December 9, 1930. These letters issued by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union cover the founding of the organization, its membership and activities. Includes a directory listing all but the last letter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Study and teaching
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas coordinators newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a request for more "birders" to help with the project.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinators Newsletter gives an update on the project. The project has been in progress for three years and is ongoing. The newsletter includes a list of atlas committee members.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Breeding Bird Atlas Committee
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Iowa
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Ione Getscher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding summer bird sightings, July 31, 1981
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Country life
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1981-07-31
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Letter from Ione Getscher to Thomas H. Kent regarding sightings of Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Franklin's Gull, July 31, 1981. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1981.
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Getscher, Ione
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Franklin's Gull
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Hamburg
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Ione Getscher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, May 19, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Migration Birds--Nests Birds--Research Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Ornithology--Methodology Parulidae | Warblers
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1980-05-19
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N/A
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Field notes contributed by Ione Getscher in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, May 19, 1980 with observers Ruth Phipps and Genevieve DeLong. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of spring 1980.
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Getscher, Ione
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Brewer's Blackbird Yellow-headed Blackbird American White Pelican House Sparrow
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Forneys Lake Fremont County Squaw Creek Regional Park
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Ione Getscher letter to Thomas H. Kent regarding bird sightings, February 12, 1980
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Research Ornithology--Methodology Bombycillidae | Waxwings
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1980-02-12
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Field notes contributed by Ione Getscher in a letter to Thomas H. Kent, February 12, 1980. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists Union Quarterly field report of winter 1979-1980.
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Getscher, Ione
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Bald Eagle
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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